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Monday, July 25, 2005

Natural gas sales

May 2005 (preliminary)

Natural gas sales totalled 4 859 million cubic metres in May, up 0.8% from May 2004. Higher sales (+2.6%) in the industrial sector (including direct sales) were moderated by weaker volumes of sales in the residential (-3.1%) and the commercial (-2.8%) sectors. The decreases were a reflection of warmer weather conditions in western Canada.

Year-to-date sales at the end of May were up 0.1% from the same period of 2004. The residential (+1.0%) and the commercial (-1.5%) sectors posted offsetting changes, while use of natural gas by the industrial (including direct sales) sector has edged up 0.1% so far this year.

Natural gas sales
  May 2005p May 2004 May 2004 to May 2005
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Natural gas sales 4 859 470 4 822 876 0.8
Residential 874 560 902 606 -3.1
Commercial 672 499 692 045 -2.8
Industrial 1 589 279 1 539 310  
    2.6
Direct 1 723 132 1 688 915  
  year-to-date
  2005p 2004 2004 to 2005
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Natural gas sales 36 210 704 36 187 209 0.1
Residential 10 335 755 10 230 097 1.0
Commercial 7 327 936 7 436 782 -1.5
Industrial 8 503 288 8 424 835  
    0.1
Direct 10 043 725 10 095 495  
pPreliminary figures.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2149.

For more information, or to order data, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; energ@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.



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